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Capt. Shawn Hall of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, during a visit March 26, 2026, in the emergency operations center at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department headquarters building in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Capt. Shawn Hall of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, during a visit March 26, 2026, in the emergency operations center at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department headquarters building in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, learns about mobile security operations during a visit March 26, 2026, at the Jacksonville Port Authority security operations center in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, learns about mobile security operations during a visit March 26, 2026, at the Jacksonville Port Authority security operations center in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Andre Ayoub, chief of the Jacksonville Emergency Preparedness Division, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, during a visit March 26, 2026, in the emergency operations center at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department headquarters building in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Andre Ayoub, chief of the Jacksonville Emergency Preparedness Division, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, during a visit March 26, 2026, in the emergency operations center at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department headquarters building in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Capt. Shawn Hall of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department provides a tour to a U.S. Marine Corps leadership team from Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island during a visit March 26, 2026, in the emergency operations center at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department headquarters building in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Capt. Shawn Hall of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department provides a tour to a U.S. Marine Corps leadership team from Blount Island Command and Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island during a visit March 26, 2026, in the emergency operations center at the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department headquarters building in Jacksonville, Florida. The engagement highlighted how local partnerships and infrastructure support broader military objectives, linking community coordination to global force readiness and sustainment. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Gordon Ignacio, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, participates in a fishing tournament March 18, 2026, in a stormwater pond on the installation in Florida. Hosted by the facility’s environmental team, the event supported required natural resource surveys under the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, using the pond to assess habitat conditions and water quality indicators tied to installation resilience. Despite a sharp temperature drop limiting catches, the effort reinforced workforce cohesion and highlighted the role of Marines, civilians, contractors and veterans in sustaining environmental stewardship alongside logistics operations that enable Marine Corps global response. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Gordon Ignacio, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, participates in a fishing tournament March 18, 2026, in a stormwater pond on the installation in Florida. Hosted by the facility’s environmental team, the event supported required natural resource surveys under the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, using the pond to assess habitat conditions and water quality indicators tied to installation resilience. Despite a sharp temperature drop limiting catches, the effort reinforced workforce cohesion and highlighted the role of Marines, civilians, contractors and veterans in sustaining environmental stewardship alongside logistics operations that enable Marine Corps global response. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

Gordon Ignacio, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, participates in a fishing tournament March 18, 2026, in a stormwater pond on the installation in Florida. Hosted by the facility’s environmental team, the event supported required natural resource surveys under the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, using the pond to assess habitat conditions and water quality indicators tied to installation resilience. Despite a sharp temperature drop limiting catches, the effort reinforced workforce cohesion and highlighted the role of Marines, civilians, contractors and veterans in sustaining environmental stewardship alongside logistics operations that enable Marine Corps global response. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Gordon Ignacio, an information technology specialist at Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, participates in a fishing tournament March 18, 2026, in a stormwater pond on the installation in Florida. Hosted by the facility’s environmental team, the event supported required natural resource surveys under the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, using the pond to assess habitat conditions and water quality indicators tied to installation resilience. Despite a sharp temperature drop limiting catches, the effort reinforced workforce cohesion and highlighted the role of Marines, civilians, contractors and veterans in sustaining environmental stewardship alongside logistics operations that enable Marine Corps global response. (Official Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)

Photo by Dustin Senger

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a joint limited technical inspection during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conduct a joint limited technical inspection during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force stage vehicles during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force stage vehicles during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts a joint limited technical inspection during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts a joint limited technical inspection during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force use a Marine Corps Platform Integration Center tablet and scanner during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. MCPIC, developed by Blount Island Command, provides real-time visibility of equipment movement and supports accountability and distribution operations. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force use a Marine Corps Platform Integration Center tablet and scanner during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. MCPIC, developed by Blount Island Command, provides real-time visibility of equipment movement and supports accountability and distribution operations. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force stage vehicles during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force stage vehicles during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force offload vehicles from the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force offload vehicles from the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force use a Marine Corps Platform Integration Center tablet to track equipment during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. MCPIC, developed by Blount Island Command, provides real-time visibility of equipment movement and supports accountability and distribution operations. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force use a Marine Corps Platform Integration Center tablet to track equipment during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. MCPIC, developed by Blount Island Command, provides real-time visibility of equipment movement and supports accountability and distribution operations. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force stage vehicles during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force stage vehicles during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force use a Marine Corps Platform Integration Center tablet to track equipment during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. MCPIC, developed by Blount Island Command, provides real-time visibility of equipment movement and supports accountability and distribution operations. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force use a Marine Corps Platform Integration Center tablet to track equipment during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026, at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. MCPIC, developed by Blount Island Command, provides real-time visibility of equipment movement and supports accountability and distribution operations. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force offload vehicles from the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026 at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force offload vehicles from the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay during a maritime prepositioning force offload March 14, 2026 at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. The operation supported the rapid distribution of forward-positioned equipment for Exercise Balikatan 2026 and demonstrated how prepositioning processes support distributed sustainment by conducting offload, distribution and regeneration across afloat platforms, ashore nodes and transportation networks. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen the alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and a contractor with the Blount Island Command technical assistance and advisory team conduct pre-operation checks and services on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and a contractor with the Blount Island Command technical assistance and advisory team conduct pre-operation checks and services on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts pre-operation checks and services on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts pre-operation checks and services on a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and a contractor with the Blount Island Command technical assistance and advisory team conduct pre-operation checks and services on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and a contractor with the Blount Island Command technical assistance and advisory team conduct pre-operation checks and services on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts pre-operation checks and services on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

A U.S. Marine assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force conducts pre-operation checks and services on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle March 8, 2026, aboard the USNS Sgt. William W. Seay in the Philippine Sea. The checks and services were in preparation for a maritime prepositioning force offload at the Port of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 26. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen the ironclad alliance, improve combined capabilities and demonstrate commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez)

Photo by Cpl. Nicholas Martinez